rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) (07/29/88)
In article <1202@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes: >In article <6092@chinet.chi.il.us>, dsueme@chinet.chi.il.us (dave sueme) writes: >> Is it possible to kill that goddamned arrow? How? > > >Unplug the mouse and re-boot the machine. Simple. Not so simple. After a short while, the arrow returns. Attached below is a simple little routine written by Mark Colburn (mark@jhereg.mn.org ... credit is given... :-) which will toast the arrow. To make the arrow go away, move it into the main window and run mouse. If you leave the mouse in it's default start position and run mouse, the arrow won't go away until you move it into the window. This is all I needed it to do, so that's as far as it went. At least it's a start if anyone wants to add to it, and if they do, please send it along. We thank you for your support. :-) ----snipsnipsnip----snipsnipsnip----snipsnipsnip----snipsnipsnip---- /* mouse.c */ #include <stdio.h> #include <sys/window.h> #include <sys/font.h> #include <sys/wd.h> #include <track.h> int main(argc, argv) int argc; char *argv[]; { struct umdata mouseinfo; int turnon; void usage(); struct icon myicon; if (argc != 2) usage(); if (argv[1][0] == '1') turnon = 1; else if (argv[1][0] == '0') turnon = 0; else usage(); ioctl(0, WIOCGETMOUSE, &mouseinfo); if (turnon == 1) mouseinfo.um_icon = (struct icon *)NULL; else mouseinfo.um_icon = &myicon; ioctl(0, WIOCSETMOUSE, &mouseinfo); } void usage() { fprintf(stderr, "mouse: [ 0 | 1 ]\n"); exit(1); } ----snipsnipsnip----snipsnipsnip----snipsnipsnip----snipsnipsnip---- -- "I've been trying for some time to Robert J. Granvin develop a life-style that doesn't National Information Systems, Inc. require my presence." rjg@sialis.mn.org -Garry Trudeau ...{{amdahl,hpda}!bungia,rosevax}!sialis!rjg
erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) (07/31/88)
In article <692@sialis.mn.org>, rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) writes: > In article <1202@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes: > >In article <6092@chinet.chi.il.us>, dsueme@chinet.chi.il.us (dave sueme) writes: > >> Is it possible to kill that goddamned arrow? How? > > > >Unplug the mouse and re-boot the machine. Simple. > > Not so simple. After a short while, the arrow returns. What version are you running? I've got 3.0, the arrow never returns... Well, unless you plug it back in... :-) -- Motorola Skates on Intel's Head! J. Eric Townsend ->uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict smail:511Parker#2,Hstn,Tx,77007 ..!bellcore!tness1!/
rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) (08/01/88)
>> Not so simple. After a short while, the arrow returns. > >What version are you running? I've got 3.0, the arrow never returns... 3.5 or greater is all I've had the willingness to run. :-) Currently it's 3.51a. The arrow always returns after a time... -- "I've been trying for some time to Robert J. Granvin develop a life-style that doesn't National Information Systems, Inc. require my presence." rjg@sialis.mn.org -Garry Trudeau ...{{amdahl,hpda}!bungia,rosevax}!sialis!rjg
aaron@proxftl.UUCP (Aaron Zimmerman) (08/01/88)
>>> Is it possible to kill that goddamned arrow? How? >> Unplug the mouse and re-boot the machine. Simple. > Not so simple. After a short while, the arrow returns. > > Attached below is a simple little routine written by Mark Colburn > which will toast the arrow. I don't really need to "toast" my arrow, but I would like to change its image (to something smaller). Surely the mask for the arrow is stored some- place easily accessable? Surely somebody knows how I can change it? Much appreciated. -- Aaron \ Proximity Technology | #include <disclaimer.h> | +---------------+ Charles \ 3511 N-E 22nd Ave. | | | find the fish | Zimmerman \ Fort Ladeda, Fla | cat flames >/dev/null | +---------------+
steveb@shade.UUCP (Steve Barber) (08/08/88)
In article <556@proxftl.UUCP> aaron@proxftl.UUCP (Aaron Zimmerman) writes: > I don't really need to "toast" my arrow, but I would like to change its > image (to something smaller). Surely the mask for the arrow is stored some- > place easily accessable? Surely somebody knows how I can change it? > Much appreciated. On a similar note, I'm sort of tired of the exclusive-or nature of the arrow (not that I use it that much anymore). At what level is this implemented? If it's in a driver, has anyone made the arrow work "right"? (i.e. saving/restoring the background, with an arrow icon and a background mask) > -- > > Aaron \ Proximity Technology | #include <disclaimer.h> | +---------------+ > Charles \ 3511 N-E 22nd Ave. | | | find the fish | > Zimmerman \ Fort Ladeda, Fla | cat flames >/dev/null | +---------------+ -- Steve Barber ...!umix!shade!steveb "Did I say that?"